Update, 5.45pm: Trees are down and power is still off to over 250 properties across the Western Bay of Plenty. A strong westerly with rain squalls and gusts... Read More

PlunketLine wants to remind families that day, night and in the wee hours of the morning its registered nurses with a listening ear will be on the end of the... Read More

It's a welcome return, this Sunday, to the highlight of the Katikati social calendar. After a three-year hiatus, Katikati A&P Show is promising to be a day of... Read More

The New Zealand Blood Service has reached one of its highest-ever summer collection targets thanks to New Zealanders' generosity. And with more than 18,000... Read More

Tauranga residents and visitors alike are invited to enjoy a Waitangi history hīkoi around eight locations in the city during the next five weeks. The Waitangi... Read More

There was standing room only as some of Whakatāne's more vocal critics of the district council met in the living room of community watchdog Sandy Milne this... Read More

In its 37th year, the Tauranga Rotary Book Sale is calling on the Bay of Plenty community to donate books and other items to the 2024 fundraising event. On... Read More

The NZ Mountain Safety Council is thanking New Zealanders and visitors who've been out exploring our great outdoors this summer for being extra safety smart. With... Read More

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a partly cloudy day... Read More

Local cricket lovers can indulge themselves this weekend with watching Bay of Plenty play Hamilton in the NDCA Fergus Hickey Rosebowl at Tauranga Domain today... Read More

Zespri is proud to welcome two Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Trust chicks to the Zespri whānau. Last month Zespri asked the public to help choose a name for a new chick... Read More

The government is standardising what can be recycled at the kerbside across New Zealand, to help make recycling consistent and reduce unnecessary waste going... Read More